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Local Focus: Last orders at the Foodbank
Days left to donate to the Foodbank Christmas appeal. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Last day of school: Anne Mackintosh signs out
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Tauranga's $9m state house spend-up
New state houses: Where they are and why critics say they aren't coming fast enough.
Medicinal cannabis to be grown on Matakana Island
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Fresh tragedy for White Island medical staff: Hero nurse killed
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White Island nine days on: Two still missing
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White Island eruption: The dead, the missing and the injured
The dead, the missing and the injured after the Whakaari/White Island eruption.
'They kept calling their names': Emotions high as ship docks
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Government still mulling White Island probe
Prime Minister has announced a $5m fund for businesses in Whakatāne and Westland.
White Island eruption: ex-mayor wants tours to continue
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Tauranga courthouse's $100m revamp to make site less 'alienating'
Minister Andrew Little says it's time to re-think the traditional courthouse design.
A land of unrest - our explosive neighbours
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Te Puke fatal crash offender jailed
A Vanuatu national has been jailed for 22 months after a fatal crash in Te Puke.
It's Christmas all year round for Te Puke shopkeeper
Dr Angela Thomson passed up a career in law to open her own Christmas shop in Te Puke.
Local Focus: White Island victims remembered in ‘paddle out’
“People who came to holiday here won’t be going home.” Made with funding from NZ On Air.
NZ Rugby awards: Bay volunteer celebrated
Bay of Plenty stars were among those honoured at the New Zealand Rugby Awards.
Simon Wilson: Beware small-minded politicians hiding behind fake economic arguments
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Local Focus: Time running out to talk trash
Tauranga sends too much household waste to landfill. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Seamen jointly charged over $17m P bust
Customs seized the methamphetamine from a cargo ship in the Port of Tauranga.
Local Focus: Time running out to talk trash
Tauranga sends too much household waste to landfill. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Dreadful decision': Families split between hospitals
"People had to make a decision as to where they would go and who they would be with."
'Instinct' behind helicopter 'heroes' at White Island
"They went far beyond what could be expected of anyone," Lachie Storey said.
Wayne Brown: 'Once in a lifetime' port move must be seized
The lead architect of the plan to move Auckland's port North writes on what it promises.
'I'll try to keep the streak going and make it six'
He says it will be no easy task but he'll give it a crack.
Passengers receiving counselling after White Island tragedy
Major support operation is underway in Tauranga city for White Island eruption victims.
White Island eruption: Cruise ship passengers tell of mood change on board
"They were on holiday. Nobody expects this to happen." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Ovation revises cruise itinerary after White Island tragedy
Of the 47 people on the island during the explosion 38 were cruise passengers.
Steve Braunias: White Island latest tragedy in year of grief and unimaginable terror
Comment: As a name, White Island is about to take on a new and terrible resonance.